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Mendes

British  
/ ˈmɛndɛz /

noun

  1. Sam ( uel ) ( Alexander ). born 1965, British theatre and film director, who made his name as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse, London (1992–2002) before directing the films American Beauty (1999), The Road to Perdition (2002), Revolutionary Road (2008), and Skyfall (2012)

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It consists of four feature films, all directed by Sam Mendes and each centered on a member of the Beatles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Joined by co-host Pedro Pascal and a roster of musicians including surprise guest Chappell Roan, along with Shawn Mendes, Omar Apollo, Raphael Saadiq, Clairo and many others, they took a period of profound grief and fury about the intractability of the world’s current crises and tried to refocus on immediate relief for children and medical care in war-ravaged Palestinian territories and Sudan.

From Los Angeles Times

Few causes could bring the clamorous noise-rock of Geese onto the same stage as Mendes performing his pop hit “Stitches,” but such was Mustafa’s reach as an artist and magnetism as an activist.

From Los Angeles Times

While Shawn Mendes brought out Maggie Rogers for an earnest, resilient duet of “Youth,” Blood Orange and Daniel Caesar each broke down their expansive productions into bedside folk.

From Los Angeles Times

This year, USC forwards Gerda Raulusaityte, Yakiya Milton, Dayana Mendes, Vivian Iwuchukwu and Laura Williams finished a combined 1 of 13 from the field in their first meeting with the Bruins.

From Los Angeles Times